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High sugar level
My father age 68 undergone for hip surgery yesterday, his sugar level is not reducing ,mixtard 30/70 is given to him
20 unit before breakfast
16 unit before dinner and medicine as prescribed by doctor even though his sugar level is high 317 after 2 hrs of lunch , i am worried for his stiches of surgery
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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla
Diabetologist
9 yrs exp
Solapur
Consult..he needs to be on more doses and may be different insulin too
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Dr. Hema Venkataraman
Endocrinologist
23 yrs exp
Bangalore
Good sugar control is important for wound healing. It can be achieved by medications and good diet. Do consult a specialist
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Dr. Ramya S Bevoor
Diabetologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Will need more details. Kindly consult
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